The next day, Yin Shi.
It was still dark and the surrounding area was gray. Li Daoxuan had already gotten up under the urging of his master.
"Stand firm on your horse's stride!"
Li Daoxuan was wearing a loose white training suit and was standing in a horse stance in the middle of the yard. There was an incense burner on his head with a long incense stick stuck on it.
"Stand still. If the incense burner is spilled, I will replace the incense for you. If the incense burns out, you will have to keep standing!"
Zhang Qianyang stood with his hands behind his back. At this moment, he changed his casual attitude and became extremely strict.
Li Daoxuan's face was covered with sweat, and he was a little confused. Why do Taoists still practice this?
Seemingly seeing the doubts in his heart, Zhang Qianyang snorted coldly and said: "Cultivation of one's nature but not one's life will lead to nothing. Xing refers to the human spirit, life refers to the human body. Only by cultivating both life and life can you achieve the great road!" "
"I, a Taoist monk, have been training my physical body since I was seven years old, in addition to practicing Qi and meditating. Having a good physical body is of great benefit to my Taoism. Boy, although you have a good talent, you still have a lot to make up for!"
Li Dao
Hearing this, Zhang Qianyang sneered and said, "Want to eat? Yes, if you are not afraid of death."
Li Daoxuan was stunned, not knowing what he meant.
"Let me ask you, when you are practicing recently, do you often feel pain in the three inches below your abdomen? Even as your cultivation becomes more advanced, the pain will spread upwards?"
Hearing this, Li Daoxuan was shaken and almost fell to the ground with the incense burner on his head.
"Master...how do you know?"
Before he even asked, the master had already figured it out. It was indeed the right choice to become a disciple. Having an elder in a family is like having a treasure.
Zhang Qianyang sat down cross-legged, took a sip of wine, and said calmly: "I noticed it the first time I saw you. I was very surprised at the time. I don't know how you survived."
"Do you know what the first state of spiritual cultivation is called?"
Li Daoxuan guessed: "Building a foundation?"
Zhang Qianyang shook his head and said: "The first level of cultivation is called Bigu!"
"Bedu? Just don't eat?"
"not that simple!"
Zhang Qianyang said sternly: "The magic power is transformed by the innate pure Qi, and when people eat whole grains, their bodies are filled with turbid substances, which conflicts with the magic power transformed by the pure Qi. Therefore, if you want to cultivate magic power, the first step is to cut off the grains. Clear the turbid air from the body.”
Li Daoxuan asked doubtfully: "But won't you starve to death if you don't eat?"
People who practice Taoism also need to polish their bodies and train intensively every day. How long can they survive if they don't eat?
"Being bigu does not mean not eating, but not eating grains and common food. Eating fruits, drinking mountain springs, and supplementing it with bigu pills made of precious medicinal materials. Over time, it can remove turbidity and promote clearness, absorb the pure air of heaven and earth, and develop magical power. .”
As he spoke, he looked at Li Daoxuan and said solemnly: "You haven't practiced fasting, but somehow you have developed magic power. The two qi of pure and turbid conflict in your body and are stuck in the lower Dantian. Naturally, you have severe pain in your lower abdomen and your muscles and veins are about to burst. The more you practice, the conflicts will occur. The stronger it gets, and in the end your body may even explode and die!”
Li Dao
"Of course, you don't need to worry too much, your teacher is here."
As he spoke, Zhang Qianyang took out a jade bottle from his waist, poured out a black elixir the size of a jelly bean, and said, "Open your mouth."
Li Daoxuan opened his mouth, and the next moment, the pill was popped into his mouth by Zhang Qianyang.
The elixir fell into his stomach, and soon a stream of heat appeared in Li Daoxuan's body. The feeling of hunger was swept away, and his limbs were all refreshed and comfortable!
"This is our Longhushan's secret bigu pill. It is formulated with precious medicinal materials such as mica, ginseng, and Ganoderma lucidum powder. Take one pill every seven days. It can relieve hunger, strengthen the body, and strengthen the body. This small pill can... It’s not cheaper than gold!”
These days, Zhang Qianyang used the three ingots of gold he got from his disciples to buy medicinal materials, and he also went into the mountains to collect medicines before refining a batch of bigu pills.
He had long remembered Li Daoxuan's hidden problems in his cultivation and set out to find a solution.
"From now on, if you take Bigu Pills, this hidden danger will be solved in about a month."
Li Daoxuan was a little moved. Refining alchemy was not an easy task, but it was very energy-consuming.
Master is also a person with a cold face and a warm heart.
Li Daoxuan tried his best to stand on horseback. Fortunately, after cultivating his magic power, his physical body also improved, otherwise he would not be able to hold on now.
"Master, can you tell me about the state of Taoism? What state of cultivation must be achieved in order to live forever?"
It has been more than half a year since he traveled to this world, and he has never known anything about the realm of Taoism. Now that he finally has a master, he naturally wants to ask clearly.
Zhang Qianyang nodded and said: "That's fine, I will explain it clearly to you today."
"The first realm of spiritual cultivation is the Bigu realm. This realm is divided into three small realms, namely the early stage, the middle stage and the late stage."
"In the early stage of Bigu, you need to use magical power to break open the Huangting, which is the Lower Dantian. This is where the essence is stored. After breaking through, the essence is like a sea, endlessly growing."
"In the middle stage of Bigu, it is necessary to use magical power to break open the Jiang Palace, which is the Zhongdantian. This is the place of Zong Qi. After breaking open, the Qi and blood will be strong and the divine power will be endless."
"As for the later stage of bigu, you need to use magic power to break open the mud pill, that is, go to the Dantian. This is the house of the hidden god. After breaking it open, you can strengthen the soul and enhance wisdom."
Li Dao
"Master, what about the state after inedement?"
At this moment, Li Daoxuan seemed to have seen a new world, and he couldn't wait to ask questions, even ignoring the pain in his body.
"The upper, middle and lower Dantian are actually like three nails, locking the human soul firmly in the physical body. After cultivating the three realms of bigu, it is equivalent to pulling out three nails. At midnight, the soul can jump out and transform into a human body. Yin Shen, this second realm is called the Yin God Realm.”
"When you reach the Yin Shen realm, your soul can fly to the sky and escape from the earth at night, travel across the sea of stars, collect moonlight for medicine, and travel thousands of miles with each passing day. Only when you have cultivated to this point can you be considered to have achieved some climate."
Li Daoxuan imagined that scene and couldn't help but be fascinated.
"If you break through the realm of Yin God again, you will become Yang God. The soul can extract the essence of the great sun. From the ultimate Yin to pure Yang, the path is unfathomable. The magic power is as deep as the abyss and the sea. The princes and generals will kneel to greet each other. They will greet each other at the gate of the emperor. Immortal!"
Li Daoxuan immediately asked: "Can you become an immortal and live forever if you cultivate to the Yangshen realm?"
Zhang Qianyang shook his head and said: "Our Lao Tianshi from Longhu Mountain and Master Ye from the Maoshan Sect are monks in the Yangshen realm. They once said that although the Yangshen can prolong life, they cannot live forever."
"Then how can we live forever?"
Zhang Qianyang looked at the gradually whitening sky, with a hint of yearning in his eyes.
"That is naturally the fourth level of cultivation, overcoming tribulations and becoming immortals!"
Just when Li Daoxuan was eagerly waiting for the master to continue speaking, Zhang Qianyang waved his hands and said with some waning interest: "But as a teacher, I have only heard of this realm and don't know much about it. When I have the opportunity to return to Longhu Mountain, You can ask the old man yourself."
Li Daoxuan nodded and summed up the four realms of Taoism in his mind.
The first level is Bigu, the second level is Yin Shen, the third level is Yang Shen, and the fourth level is transcending tribulations and ascending to immortality!
"Master, are there only four realms? Wouldn't it be easy to become an immortal?"
Li Daoxuan remembered the cultivation novels he read before traveling through time. Each of them had many realms.
Zhang Qianyang sneered and said: "The road to spiritual cultivation is as difficult as climbing to the sky if one has a good eye but a small hand. Most people work hard, but they can only stay in the Bigu realm throughout their lives. Moreover, the road of cultivation is like walking on thin ice. If you are not careful, you will fall short!"
"When you collect the moon flower, you will encounter the moon demon, and when you collect the sun essence, you will encounter the sun demon. In addition, there are the monks' own inner demons. The life span is only more than a hundred years, and those who can cultivate to the Yin Shen realm are already talented. An outstanding person."
Li Daoxuan nodded and asked the last question.
"Master, what state are you in?"
